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A clinically diverse group of epilepsy syndromes characterized either by myoclonic seizures or by myoclonus in association with other seizure types. Myoclonic epilepsy syndromes are divided into three subtypes based on etiology: familial, cryptogenic, and symptomatic.
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- Epilepsies, Myoclonic
- Epilepsy, Myoclonus
- Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Myoclonic Seizure Disorder
- Epilepsy, Myoclonic
- Myoclonic Seizure Disorders
- Myoclonus Epilepsies
- Myoclonus Epilepsy
- Seizure Disorder, Myoclonic
- Seizure Disorders, Myoclonic
- Benign Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Doose Syndrome
- Dravet Syndrome
- Early Childhood Epilepsy, Myoclonic
- Early Childhood, Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Encephalopathy, Myoclonic
- Epilepsy, Early Childhood, Myoclonic
- Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Early Childhood
- Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile
- Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Benign
- Epilepsy, Myoclonic, Infantile, Severe
- Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Infantile Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy
- Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy
- Myoclonic Encephalopathy
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Benign Infantile
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Early Childhood
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile, Benign
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile, Severe
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Severe Infantile
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Severe, Of Infancy
- Severe Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy Of Infancy
- Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy, Infantile
- Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Astatic Epilepsies, Myoclonic
- Astatic Epilepsy, Myoclonic
- Cryptogenic Myoclonic Epilepsies
- Dravet Syndromes
- Encephalopathies, Myoclonic
- Epilepsies, Cryptogenic Myoclonic
- Epilepsies, Idiopathic Myoclonic
- Epilepsies, Infantile Myoclonic
- Epilepsies, Myoclonic Absence
- Epilepsies, Myoclonic Astatic
- Epilepsies, Symptomatic Myoclonic
- Epilepsy, Cryptogenic Myoclonic
- Epilepsy, Idiopathic Myoclonic
- Epilepsy, Infantile Myoclonic
- Epilepsy, Myoclonic Absence
- Epilepsy, Myoclonic Astatic
- Epilepsy, Symptomatic Myoclonic
- Idiopathic Myoclonic Epilepsies
- Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsies
- Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Myoclonic Absence Epilepsies
- Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsies
- Myoclonic Encephalopathies
- Myoclonic Epilepsies, Cryptogenic
- Myoclonic Epilepsies, Idiopathic
- Myoclonic Epilepsies, Infantile
- Myoclonic Epilepsies, Symptomatic
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Cryptogenic
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Idiopathic
- Myoclonic Epilepsy, Symptomatic
- Symptomatic Myoclonic Epilepsies
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2000(1992) was EPILEPSY, MYOCLONUS 1977-1991
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- Epilepsy (1966-1976)
- Myoclonus (1966-1976)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Myoclonic Epilepsies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004831. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004831
- Myoclonic Epilepsies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myoclonic_epilepsy
- Myoclonic Epilepsies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11883686